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Saint Mary's University

In research, Saint Mary's University stands highest in Social Sciences (#3,140 of 10,521 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#3,903 of 12,888 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#2,932 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#5,545
of 28,054 · #4,212 all time
Rank in Canada
#94
of 403
Research works
4.3k
▲ 7% vs 2013–17
Citations
100k
23.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
22.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
29%
world 28%

What is Saint Mary's University known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Social SciencesDomain #3,140 of 10,521 25.8%306 #1989
Physical SciencesDomain #3,903 of 12,888 18.6%271 #3168
Social SciencesField #2,932 of 6,365 23.3%132 #1834
Life SciencesDomain #5,705 of 7,800 20.9%63 #7392

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Saint Mary's University sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Social Sciences#1,989 #3,140
  2. Physical Sciences#3,168 #3,903
  3. Social Sciences#1,834 #2,932
  4. Life Sciences#7,392 #5,705
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.95× its world share, 31 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.65× its world share, 24 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.65× its world share, 7 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.66× its world share, 4 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 3.30× its world share, 35 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.64× its world share, 34 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.90× its world share, 31 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.83× its world share, 5 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.48× its world share, 49 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.51× its world share, 51 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.59× its world share, 14 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.08× its world share, 9 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 2.51× its world share, 38 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.86× its world share, 16 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.19× its world share, 26 worksMedicineNursing: 0.41× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.08× its world share, 41 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.59× its world share, 57 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.36× its world share, 9 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.47× its world share, 22 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.21× its world share, 46 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.52× its world share, 132 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemistry, 3.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Saint Mary's University?

Ranked on the composite score, E. Kevin Kelloway, Robert D. Singer and Anthony Charles lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Saint Mary's University.

  1. 1 E. Kevin Kelloway Canada · #15,786 worldwide 714 citations · 51 works
  2. 2 Robert D. Singer Canada · #51,109 worldwide 357 citations · 38 works
  3. 3 Anthony Charles Canada · #115,421 worldwide 400 citations · 44 works
  4. 4 R. Kanungo Canada · #232,473 worldwide 275 citations · 51 works
  5. 5 Albert J. Mills Canada · #263,196 worldwide 182 citations · 53 works
  6. 6 Goran Stanivuković Canada · #270,221 worldwide 12 citations · 41 works
  7. 7 Darryl Bruce Canada · #336,610 worldwide 94 citations · 21 works
  8. 8 Chankon Kim Canada · #374,757 worldwide 162 citations · 19 works
  9. 9 J. Dostál Canada · #383,848 worldwide 476 citations · 82 works
  10. 10 Victor M. Catano Canada · #394,324 worldwide 152 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Saint Mary's University

Which keywords describe research at Saint Mary's University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Mental Health, Gender, Labor Market, Corporate Governance, History, Immigration and Globalization.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this institution's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Climate Change37▲ 2.0×54 topics
  2. Mental Health29▲ 2.9×29 topics
  3. Globalization23▲ 1.71×37 topics
  4. Corporate Governance17▲ 3.5×14 topics
  5. History17▲ 3.5×21 topics
  6. Gender17▲ 4.5×22 topics
  7. Social Media16▲ 1.65×17 topics
  8. Identity14▲ 2.9×22 topics
  9. Innovation14▲ 2.0×15 topics
  10. Remote Sensing14▲ 1.68×24 topics
  11. Labor Market13▲ 6.6×8 topics
  12. Nationalism13▲ 4.0×15 topics
  13. Social Capital13▲ 3.5×11 topics
  14. Immigration11▲ 14×4 topics
  15. Colonialism11▲ 3.3×21 topics
  16. Catalysis10▲ 2.3×16 topics
  17. Social Networks10▲ 5.5×6 topics
  18. Black Holes9▲ 14×2 topics
  19. Plate Tectonics8▲ 7.8×3 topics
  20. Thermodynamic Modeling8▲ 10×2 topics
  21. Tectonics8▲ 9.8×3 topics
  22. Human Resource Management7▲ 6.7×4 topics
  23. Personality Traits7▲ 8.0×7 topics
  24. Firm Performance7▲ 5.3×3 topics
  25. Organometallic Chemistry7▲ 23×5 topics
  26. Financial Constraints7▲ 9.3×2 topics
  27. Star Formation7▲ 19×2 topics
  28. Geochronology6▲ 13×1 topic
  29. Mergers and Acquisitions6▲ 10×2 topics
  30. Zircon6▲ 13×1 topic
  31. Investor Protection6▲ 11×1 topic
  32. Ownership Structure6▲ 11×1 topic
  33. Cultural Impact6▲ 16×2 topics
  34. Psychopathy6▲ 27×2 topics
  35. Scientific History6▲ 20×1 topic
  36. Technological Development6▲ 20×1 topic
  37. Network Effects6▲ 13×2 topics
  38. Stakeholder Engagement6▲ 9.5×2 topics
  39. Criminal Behavior6▲ 19×2 topics
  40. Vibrational Spectroscopy6▲ 10×3 topics

Which research topics does Saint Mary's University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Geological and Geochemical Analysis, Corporate Finance and Governance, Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis and Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena.

Geological and Geochemic…6Geological and Geochemical Analysis: 6 fractional worksCorporate Finance and Go…6Corporate Finance and Governance: 6 fractional worksHistorical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis: 6 fractional worksGalaxies: Formation, Evo…6Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena: 6 fractional worksMigration and Labor Dyna…5Migration and Labor Dynamics: 5 fractional worksAuditing, Earnings Management, Governance: 5 fractional worksCoastal and Marine Management: 4 fractional worksCooperative Studies and …4Cooperative Studies and Economics: 4 fractional worksAstronomy and Astrophysical Research: 4 fractional worksEmployment and Welfare Studies: 4 fractional works
GeophysicsAccountingHistory and Philosophy of ScienceAstronomy and Astrophysics5 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Geological and Geochemical Analysis Geophysics 6 works
  2. 2 Corporate Finance and Governance Accounting 6 works
  3. 3 Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis History and Philosophy of Science 6 works
  4. 4 Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena Astronomy and Astrophysics 6 works
  5. 5 Migration and Labor Dynamics Sociology and Political Science 5 works
  6. 6 Auditing, Earnings Management, Governance Accounting 5 works
  7. 7 Coastal and Marine Management Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 4 works
  8. 8 Cooperative Studies and Economics Strategy and Management 4 works
  9. 9 Astronomy and Astrophysical Research Instrumentation 4 works
  10. 10 Employment and Welfare Studies General Health Professions 4 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world’s own shares — the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available28.9%not open71.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors23.8%domestic only76.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Saint Mary's University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 7% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

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